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The Jeff Davis Parish School Board is reducing the amount of student suspensions through the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) program. More>>
Renovations are underway at Grand Lake High School as a result of left over FEMA money from Hurricane Rita. More>>
The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System today named Robert Hebert President Emeritus of McNeese State University. Hebert retired in June after serving 41 years at McNeese and 23 of them as president, making him the university's longest-serving president. More>>
Calcasieu Parish Schools has reduced the amount of food they serve students this school year due to budget cuts in the school system. More>>
Traffic in the Barbe High School area is off to a slow start as motorists get used to re-routed traffic on the first day of school. More>>
City officials, school administrators, and law enforcement met Tuesday morning at Barbe High School to discuss maneuvering traffic through the construction as school starts this week. More>>
Students in Calcasieu Parish can expect to see an improvement in the district's free and reduced lunch program this school year. More>>
School started in Jeff Davis Parish on Wednesday morning, and one school is implementing some new traffic laws. More>>
As students prepare to return back to school in Jeff Davis Parish, school officials want to remind parents of ways they can keep track of their child's school records on-line. More>>
Calcasieu Parish Schools have no schools on the academically unacceptable list according to a recent accountability ranking. More>>
Calcasieu Parish Superintendent of Schools Wayne Savoy has been selected as Vice President of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents. More>>
Margaret G. Goode, Maplewood Middle School principal, was selected by the Louisiana Department of Education as the state middle school principal of the year. More>>
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education plans to crack down on how much time Louisiana students can miss this upcoming 2010-2011 school year. More>>
LEAP test scores are in for Calcasieu Parish, and the results differ slightly from last year. More>>
At Tuesday night's board meeting, the Calcasieu Parish School Board will be discussing a bid report for a new ticket booth, restroom facilities, and fencing for the Westlake High School Stadium. More>>
Louisiana families can deduct thousands of dollars per year from their Louisiana taxable income when they use the state's START Saving Program to save money for college. More>>
The Calcasieu Parish School board recently voted to accept the i3 Innovation grant, should the district be the recipient of the federal dollars next month. More>>
A senior at LaGrange High School in Lake Charles has recently been selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar. More>>
The Calcasieu Parish School System is pleased to announce two seniors with K-12 perfect attendance... More>>
The Calcasieu Parish School Board's approved budget agenda still includes teacher cuts, but not transportation to the Lake Charles Boston Learning Academy. More>>
For the 2nd year in a row, Welsh High School has taken the 1st place title in the Louisiana High School Technology Challenge sponsored by the University of Louisiana in Monroe. More>>
After many rounds of discussion at Tuesday night's budget meeting, the Calcasieu Parish School Board has finally balanced their budget. More>>
A bill that would rate teachers by student test scores has been sent to the Louisiana House for debate. More>>
Instead of making cuts at Tuesday night's board meeting, the Calcasieu Parish School Board began taking items off the chopping block for next school year. More>>
After hearing the voices from concerned citizens in the lake area, the school board passed a motion to remove cuts to the immersion program from the budget packet. More>>
Will McNeese State University get its new president from close to home? The only remaining candidate from the school faced a day of tough questions. KPLC's Lee Peck has more on her answers. More>>
The second candidate for president at McNeese State University will be interviewed today on campus. More>>
Dr. David Svaldi, current Adams State college President in Colorado, goes before the MSU Presidential Search Committee to be the next McNeese President. More>>
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's education chief says the state will apply again for federal education grants through the "Race to the Top" program. Louisiana had been a finalist for grants through the More>>
On Thursday morning, 7 News anchor Cynthia Arceneaux presented a well deserving teacher with the Class Act Award. More>>
Declining state revenue has had a tremendous impact on higher education in Louisiana. More>>
Governor Bobby Jindal has proposed to shift $14 million in transportation and salary expenses from the state to local public school districts next school year. More>>
Students at McNeese State will soon not be allowed to pay for tuition using a credit card through the cashier's office or by phone. More>>
Renee Grantham of Lake Charles has won the 2010 Elizabeth Bruns Award by the Louisiana Library Association. More>>
Washington Marion High School held a special memorial service in honor of their late principal, Merculus Chretien, Thursday morning at the school's stadium. More>>
Beginning Thursday, March 11, parents and students will be able to practice for the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) test FREE... More>>
Kathyrn Reeser, 10th grader at Westlake High School, won 2nd place in the high school division at the 2010 Oratorical Contest More>>
Principals from all over Calcasieu Parish listened to what school officials had to say about Preferred Meals Systems, Inc. possibly coming to the lake area. More>>
While the Calcasieu Parish School Board sampled foods that would be part of a school lunch program run by a private company, the cafeteria workers stood outside in protest. More>>
The winners of the parish-wide Oratorical Contest held on February 27 at the Central School Arts & Humanities Center have been announced. More>>
On Monday President Obama announced he was proposing $900 million to go toward drastically changing schools and shuttering their worst performing schools. More>>
The Louisiana Office of SACS CASI has named Wayne Savoy, Superintendent, Calcasieu Parish School System as the Louisiana AdvancED Excellence in Education Award winner for his unparalleled leadership in promoting and advancing excellence in education. More>>
A decline in sales tax revenues is forcing Calcasieu Parish Schools to make immediate cuts for the rest of the year and possibly into 2010-11 as well. More>>
Calcasieu Parish School Board officials released the names of the winners of the 2011 Teachers of the Year. More>>
LeBleu Settlement, Westwood and Western Heights Elementary Schools earned the distinction of High Performing, High Poverty Schools as designated by the Louisiana Department of Education. More>>
Calcasieu Parish Schools is looking at a decline of more than $17 million for the next school year. More>>
Thirteen original and unique entries were submitted and judged for the 10th Annual Carnival d'Acadie poster contest. More>>
The Calcasieu Parish School Board has voted not to participate in the "Race to the Top" program. More>>
McNeese State University's plan to address a mid-year budget reduction of $2,059,348 has been submitted for approval by the University of Louisiana System. More>>
The 2009-2010 Calcasieu Parish School System Students of the Year are Tyler Jude Welch, Prien Lake Elementary; Olivia Anne Vincent, W.W. Lewis Middle; and Brandon Paul Guillory, Iowa High. More>>
Patrick Deaville, Calcasieu Parish School System Director of High School Curriculum, has been selected as the Outstanding Contributor to School Bands in Louisiana for 2009 by Phi Beta Mu, the International Band Masters Fraternity. More>>
President Obama will honor two teachers from Louisiana for awards that they received for excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching and mentoring. More>>
McNeese State University president Robert Hebert announced on Monday that he would retire as president effective June 30, 2010. More>>
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced on Monday that McNeese State University would receive a $3.9 million grant to help build the Southwest Louisiana Entrepreneurial Economic Development Center. More>>
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